Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Page International Sets up Middle East Headquarters at Dubai Internet City



Technical Secured Printing Specialist Sells ‘Invisible Code System’
for Banking and Financial Services Sector

Dubai-UAE: 16 February, 2011 - Technical secured printing specialist Page
International has announced the opening of its headquarters at Dubai Internet City
(DIC), one of the region’s largest managed ICT cluster and a member of TECOM
Investments.

Founded in France in 2005, Page International is an agent to technology patents
in 43 countries in the Europe, Americas, Africa, Middle East and Asia, specifically
meeting the needs of the banking sector. The company sells the ‘Invisible Code
System’ (ICS), an innovative, secured and simple end-user support.

Majed Al Suwaidi, Director Business Development of Dubai Internet City said: “The
region is becoming a hub for companies to reach out to other neighbouring
markets in the Middle East and Africa. The easy accessibility has encouraged global
companies to set up base and aggressively target emerging countries.

“DIC has always facilitated and supported companies such as Page International to
set up offices in the country. It shows the increasing level of interest from European
businesses and this region’s high market potential.”

Page brings state-of-the-art technology and several years of expertise in meeting
the requirements of clients. The Invisible Code System (ICS) is a new support
in the transmission of secured code to banks, financial services, Internet, direct
marketing, GSM (code PIN and PUK), health confidential code, electronic vote and
electoral card. The company also has a strong track record in advising customers in
their transition to EMV cards (Europay Mastercard Visa)

Michel Kovacevitch, founder and inventor of Page International, said: “Following a
strong development in Europe, we believe Dubai is an ideal location to consolidate
our status in Africa, the Middle East and Asia. Furthermore, TECOM Investments
and DIC offer a great infrastructure for companies, enabling an efficient and

convenient way to deliver our service.

“A dynamic financial and commercial hub, Dubai is only a few hours flight to several
target markets we are seeking to enter. We will serve as the most important
messenger of confidential information between banks and their customers.”

Page International has a global customer base of over 180 leading brands including
BNP Paribas, HSBC, Natixis, Rawbank, Attijariwafa Bank, CIH, Nasuba Bank, BIB
Bank, and Aman Bank, all banks in Morocco, Tunisia and major ones in Lebanon,
as well as personalizing companies such as CPS Technologies groupe ABnote, Gemalto,
Docapost, Bull, Verisec, Giesecke & Devrient, CSC (Lebanon), S2M (Marocco), SMT (Tunisia),
SDI groupe Tessia and Oberthur Technologies

Home to many Fortune 500 companies as well as over 1,400 specialized industry
leaders from diverse segments of the information and communication technology
sectors, Dubai Internet City has emerged as one of the largest technology clusters
in the world catering to the region’s increasing focus as a knowledge-economy.

For more information, please visit: www.page-international.com

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